
The following alerts have been issued by the University in conjunction with the Ministry of Health.
Information about Massey University's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is available at www.massey.ac.nz/coronavirus.
For information about Government announcements and medical advice, visit the Unite against COVID-19 website.
As of 6 September 2019 there have been 1051 confirmed cases of measles notified across New Zealand, 877 of them in the Auckland region.
According to the Ministry of Health, measles can be life-threatening, and about one in three of those who have been infected this year have required hospitalisation. About 30 per cent of people with measles over the age of 20 will develop complications from the disease, which may include:
The Ministry's advice is that if you are:
Alternatively, if you have your Well Child/Tamariki Ora (Plunket) book, there may be a record of vaccination in there.
Health and Counselling Services on all campuses are providing students on campus with free vaccinations against measles. If you have any doubt about your own vaccination status please take advantage of this free service and get vaccinated as soon as possible.
If you are:
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